Richard Ayoade (/ˌaɪoʊˈɑːdi/EYE-oh-AH-dee; born 23 May 1977) is a British[1][2] comedian, actor, writer and director. He played the role of socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance.
Ayoade was the president of the Footlights club whilst a student at the University of Cambridge. He and Matthew Holness debuted their respective characters Dean Learner and Garth Marenghi at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000, bringing the characters to television with Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) and Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006). He appeared in the comedy shows The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007) and Nathan Barley (2005). After directing music videos for Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, he wrote and directed the comedy-drama film Submarine (2010), an adaptation of the 2008 novel by Joe Dunthorne. He co-starred in the American science fiction comedy film The Watch (2012) and his second film, the black comedy The Double (2013), drew inspiration from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella of the same title.
Ayoade has frequently appeared on panel shows, most prominently on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, and served as a team captain on Was It Something I Said? (2013). He presented the factual shows Gadget Man (2013–2015), its spin-off Travel Man (2015–2019), and the revival of The Crystal Maze (2017–2020). He has also voiced characters in a number of animated projects, including the films The Boxtrolls (2014), Early Man (2018), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), Soul (2020), and The Bad Guys (2022), as well as the series Strange Hill High (2013–2014), Apple & Onion (2018–2021), and Krapopolis (2023–present).
Ayoade has written three comedic film-focused books: Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey (2014), The Grip of Film (2017), and Ayoade on Top (2019), as well as the children's book The Book That No One Wanted to Read (2022),[3] illustrated by Tor Freeman.[4]
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^Bose, Swapnil Dhruv (19 October 2021). "Richard Ayoade names his 10 favourite films of all time". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 21 August 2022. British actor and filmmaker Richard Ayoade is well known for his particular brand of comedy
^"Walker Books - The Book That No One Wanted to Read". www.walker.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^"Tor Freeman". torfreeman.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
RichardAyoade (/ˌaɪoʊˈɑːdi/ EYE-oh-AH-dee; born 23 May 1977) is a British comedian, actor, writer and director. He played the role of socially awkward...
show Never Mind the Buzzcocks from 2009 to 2015 and as a guest on RichardAyoade's Travel Man series. Fielding has also exhibited his paintings in London...
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stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, RichardAyoade, and Rupert Friend, all playing different roles throughout. It is a...
as well as the music for AD/BC: A Rock Opera, which he co-wrote with RichardAyoade. AD/BC was a half-hour parody of overblown musicals in general and Jesus...
band at the Manchester Apollo, as part of a concert film directed by RichardAyoade. Turner has described Arctic Monkeys' third album, Humbug, released...
Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, RichardAyoade, Tracy Morgan, and Simon Pegg. Laika unveiled a slate of projects in...
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Fielding's Luxury Comedy, and regular Boosh collaborators included RichardAyoade and Matt Berry. The troupe is named after a childhood hairstyle of co-star...
Morris and starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Claire Keelan, RichardAyoade, Ben Whishaw, Rhys Thomas and Charlie Condou. The series of six weekly...
19 April 2020. Through his daughter Lydia, his son-in-law is actor RichardAyoade. His former daughter-in-law is actress Billie Piper, who was married...
Anthea Turner also appeared in this episode Dictionary Corner provided RichardAyoade with the answer to The Countdown Conundrum to enable Sean's team to...
to The Souvenir (2019). It stars Honor Swinton Byrne, Jaygann Ayeh, RichardAyoade, James Spencer Ashworth, Harris Dickinson, Charlie Heaton, Joe Alwyn...
Greatness & "Turning" (with RichardAyoade)." 13 September 2019. https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Richard-Ayoade/dp/1713541343 "Ayoade on Top". Public Store View...
titular character, alongside Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and RichardAyoade. Another short story from the collection, "The Swan", has also been...
the photo, leading to the dress becoming an internet meme. Davies and Ayoade's early answer "Bad Dong" becomes a running joke throughout the episode....
finally show up. The episode was written by Sona Panos and directed by RichardAyoade. Although it was promoted as a Pulp Fiction centric episode, the episode...
by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, RichardAyoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in the offices of the fictional...
in London. It was written and directed by Graham Linehan. It stars RichardAyoade, Chris O'Dowd and Katherine Parkinson as the information technology...
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